Western President Alan Shepard on GBSV allegations on campus, student walkout

Roughly 8,000 students at Western University walked out of class at noon on Friday to protest what they call a “culture of misogyny” on campus after a series of sexual assault allegations surfaced in recent days. The students were also joined by some faculty and community members in a show of solidarity and support following a difficult week that has thrust issues surrounding gender-based and sexual violence (GBSV) into the national consciousness. Western University President Alan Shepard joined Mike Stubbs on Friday to talk about the allegations, the walkout, the concerns of students and community members, and the action plan and task force unveiled by the university earlier this week.